Black girls must die exhausted : a novel / Jayne Allen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Allen, Jayne, 1978- author.

Series:

Allen, Jayne, 1978- Black girls must die exhausted ; bk. 1.

Black girls must die exhausted ; bk. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--Fiction.

African American women.

Infertility.

African American women journalists.

African American women journalists--Fiction.

Female friendship--Fiction.

Female friendship.

Infertility--Fiction.

Genre:

Fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

vii, 353 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.

Summary:

After learning she might not be able to have children, thirty-three-year-old Tabitha Walker, a black woman planning to "have it all," watches her dreams dissolve and must rely on her two best friends to get through.

The first novel in a captivating three-book series about modern womanhood, in which a young Black woman must rely on courage, laughter, and love-and the support of her two longtime friends-to overcome an unexpected setback that threatens the most precious thing she's ever wanted. Tabitha Walker is a black woman with a plan to "have it all." At 33 years old, the checklist for the life of her dreams is well underway. Education? Check. Good job? Check. Down payment for a nice house? Check. Dating marriage material? Check, check, and check. With a coveted position as a local news reporter, a "paper-perfect" boyfriend, and even a standing Saturday morning appointment with a reliable hairstylist, everything seems to be falling into place. Then Tabby receives an unexpected diagnosis that brings her picture-perfect life crashing down, jeopardizing the keystone she took for granted: having children. With her dreams at risk of falling through the cracks of her checklist, suddenly she is faced with an impossible choice between her career, her dream home, and a family of her own. With the help of her best friends, the irreverent and headstrong Laila and Alexis, the mom jeans-wearing former "Sexy Lexi," and the generational wisdom of her grandmother and the nonagenarian firebrand Ms. Gretchen, Tabby explores the reaches of modern medicine and tests the limits of her relationships, hoping to salvage the future she always dreamed of. But the fight is all consuming, demanding a steep price that forces an honest reckoning for nearly everyone in her life. As Tabby soon learns, her grandmother's age-old adage just might still be true: Black girls must die exhausted.

Notes:

"Originally published in 2018 by Quality Black Books."--Title page verso.

Other Edition:

Reproduction of: Allen, Jayne, 1978- Los Angeles, California : Quality Black Books, 2018

ISBN:

9780063142992

0063142996

9780063137905

0063137909

OCLC:

1268220230